๐ฅ Read this awesome post from TechCrunch ๐ ๐ Category: AI,AI compute capacity,data centers,iren,Microsoft ๐ก Key idea: Microsoft is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to secure more computing power to meet its customers' high demand for AI services. On Monday, the Redmond-based tech giant signed a five-year, $9.7 billion contract with Australia's IREN network to secure more cloud capacity for artificial intelligence. The deal will give Microsoft access to computing infrastructure built with Nvidia's GB300 GPUs, which will be deployed in phases through 2026 at the IREN facility in Childress, Texas, planned to support 750 megawatts of capacity.…
โจ Read this trending post from TechCrunch ๐ ๐ Category: AI,Amazon,AWS,Cloud Computing,OpenAI ๐ก Main takeaway: OpenAI isn't finished securing the AI โโinfrastructure it needs to scale agents' workloads quickly. The maker of ChatGPT said Monday that it has reached an agreement with Amazon to purchase $38 billion worth of cloud computing services over the next seven years. OpenAI said it will immediately begin using AWS compute, aiming to deploy all capabilities before the end of 2026, with the ability to expand further in 2027 and beyond. The deal comes on the heels of OpenAI's restructuring last week, which freed the…
๐ Check out this trending post from TechCrunch ๐ ๐ Category: AI,Government & Policy,ai infrastructure,g42,Microsoft,UAE ๐ Hereโs what youโll learn: Microsoft intends to invest $15.2 billion in the UAE over the next four years, the company announced Monday at the first annual Abu Dhabi Global Artificial Intelligence Summit. The investment will include the first-ever shipments of Nvidia's most advanced GPUs to the UAE. As part of the deal, the US granted Microsoft a license to export Nvidia chips to the UAE, a move that makes the country a proving ground for US export control diplomacy and a regional anchor for…
๐ Explore this must-read post from WIRED ๐ ๐ Category: Gear,Gear / Buying Guides,Gear / Products / Headphones,Buying Guide ๐ Hereโs what youโll learn: Other wireless headphones we've testedWireless headphones are the default headphone these days, and there are nearly 1 gazillion of them (and counting). We try our best to test them all, but not everything we test can make it to the big list. Here are some other good options worth trying.Audio Pro X case for $249: The Status Audio Pro However, these headphones look great and sound great, with a triple driver array (one dynamic for bass,…
๐ฅ Check out this trending post from WIRED ๐ ๐ Category: Gear,Gear / How To and Advice,In Transit ๐ก Hereโs what youโll learn: Chicago always has Something to prove. When it went up against New York at the World's Fair of 1893, a New York Sun reporter called campaigners "the wind." Illinois ended up hosting the exposition, and Chicago embraced its new identity as the Windy City. This influential energy still defines this city, a city that builds, innovates, and competes as if it has everything to lose.Chicago's tech scene is a diverse one that shouldn't be slept on, but…
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Main takeaway: As I browse The Web in 2025 I rarely encounter verification codes. There is no italic text to highlight. There is no photo grid of stop signs to identify.On the rare occasions that I'm asked to complete some robot-deterring mission, the experience always feels surreal. A colleague shared recent tests in which he was shown pictures of dogs and ducks wearing hats, from bowler hats to French berets. The security questions rudely ignored the animal hats and asked them to choose pictures…
๐ฅ Discover this must-read post from WIRED ๐ ๐ Category: Security,Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks,Security / Security News,Bad Apples ๐ก Hereโs what youโll learn: And in 2011, after Months of complaints from residents about the department's SWAT team โ broken televisions, missing money, missing electronic devices, even a stolen pornographic video โ the Kansas City, Kan., police department launched an undercover FBI-assisted campaign to crack down on lying and stealing cops in the department. They called it Operation Sticky Fingers.On January 6, Selective Incident Reduction Enforcement Unit officers served a search warrant at a rental home, carefully arranged with thousands…
๐ฅ Read this awesome post from The Verge ๐ ๐ Category: Gadgets,Installer,Streaming,Tech ๐ Main takeaway: Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 104, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If youโre new here, welcome, happy belated Halloween, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, Iโve been reading about lotteries and Jennifer Lawrence and religious AI, shame-watching Finding Mr. Christmas, turning MyMind into my daily journal / commonplace book, learning a lot about Taylor Sheridan for some reason, letting James Hoffman teach me about cold brew, attempting to replace most…
โจ Check out this awesome post from The Verge ๐ ๐ Category: Hands-on,Keyboards,Logitech,Reviews,Tech ๐ Main takeaway: Logitech's Alto Keys K98M mechanical keyboard is now available in North America following its initial launch in China and other select markets. The $149.99 Alto Keys K98M is a nearly full-size 1800-layout keyboard, offering a slightly compact design that preserves the number pad. But what makes the K98M special for a mass-market Logitech keyboard is that it's fully interchangeable with standard Cherry MX-compatible key switches and uses an internal gasket holder for a near-smooth typing feel. Logitech is taking some late cues from enthusiast…
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Main takeaway: There is no activity more chaotic than intentionally walking into a grocery store without a list.I know. Some people thrive on emotion-based grocery shopping. They can come up with fast food, buy what's on sale and get by, or follow some weird "3-3-2-2-1" rule or whatever I always see on Instagram. I'm not one of those people.But even though I know that a list is essential to my survival at the store, I've never been able to put together a reliable system for meal planning…
